xix, 227 pages : 24 cm

Translation and retelling of the Inanna stories from the Sumerian

With the publication of this book, we have for the first time in any modern literary form one of the most vital of ancient myths- that of Inanna (known to the Semites as Ishtar), the world's first goddess of recorded history and the beloved deity of the ancient Sumerians. In this groundbreaking work, Samuel Noah Kramer, the preeminent living expert on Sumer, and Diane Wolkstein have retranslated, ordered, and combined the fragmented cuneiform tablets comprising the Cycle of Inanna to created an authentic portrait of the goddess from her adolescence to her completed womanhood and "godship."--Back cover

Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-212) and index

Inanna's stories and hymns -- Commentaries

Inanna's stories and hymns: The Huluppa-tree -- Inanna and the god of wisdom -- The courtship of Inanna and Dumuzi -- The descent of Inanna -- Seven hymns to Inanna

Commentaries: Sumerian history, culture, and literature / by Samuel Noah Kramer -- The discovery and decipherment of 'The descent of Inanna' / by Samuel Noah Kramer -- Interpretation of Inanna's stories and hymns / by Diane Wolkstein -- Annotations of the art / by Elizabeth Williams-Forte

Commentaries: Sumerian history, culture, and literature / by Samuel Noah Kramer -- The discovery and decipherment of 'The descent of Inanna' / by Samuel Noah Kramer -- Interpretation of Inanna's stories and hymns / by Diane Wolkstein -- Annotations of the art / by Elizabeth Williams-Forte

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